Garment.



H. I3. Fox.

l GARMENT. APPLICATION FILED APR. Io. I9I5.

Patent'ed Mar. 14, 1916.

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GARMENT.

APPLICATION 1ILEDA1 11.1o,1915.

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HARRY B. FOX, 0F YERU. INDIAN GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

Application led April 10, 1915. Serial No. 20,536.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY B. Fox, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Peru, in the county of Miami and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garments, of

which the following is a specification, refer-I ence being had thereinto the accompanying .d ra w 1 n g.

lThis invention relates to wearing apparel 'fand has for its object theproduction of an efiicient garment which is especially designed for useby stout women wherein the seams thereof are reinforced at the pointwhere the strain is greatest.

lWith the above and other objects in view this invention consists ofcertain novel combinations, constructions, and arrangements of parts aswi1l be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawingsz-Figure 1 is a front elevation of a pair ofdrawers showing the reinforcement therefor. Fig. 2 is a rear elevationof the structure shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section taken on line Fig.4 is a plan view of the inner face of a portion of the leg of thedrawers showing the reinforcement around Fig. 6 is a section taken online 6-6, of Fig. 4.

By referring to the drawings by numerals l designates the body of thedrawers which are provided with a pair of strips 2 stitched around thewaist portion thereof. These strips 2 have their upper edges 3 turnedinwardly to protect the raw edges of the material and being stitchedtogether as indicated in Fig. 3. AThese strips 2 are also provided witha row of stitching 4 near the top edge thereof for constituting "apocket 5 to receive the draw-string 6. This drawstring 6 has itsrespective ends projecting beyond the end of the strips 2 to permit thestrings to be drawn and secured in any desired manner.

The drawers are made in two sections one Fig. 5

section comprising each leg, and these two sectlons are stitchedtogether for a short distance in the front thereof as indicated in Fig.l by the numeral 7. The adjacent.

edges of the split of the drawers are folded back as indicated at 8 towhich is stitched a binding strip 9. A reinforcing strip 10 is stitchedbetween the body of the drawers and the binding strip 9 and has itsouter edge 1l folded inwardly and stitched to the body of thedrawers.This strip 10 will reinforce the drawers at a point where most of thestrain takes place, especially when the wearer is bending over or in astooped position.

The lower edge or arch portions 12 of the drawers are stitched togetherafter having their edges bent backwardly as indicated at C 13 and areinforcing tape 14 is placed over these edges and stitched along itsside edges to the body of the drawers thereby greatly reinforcing theseam at this point. Attention is especially directed to Figs. 4 and 5.The drawers are provided with buttons 15 which are adapted to preventthe drawers from gaping. j

Having thus described the invention what is claimed, as new, is z- As anew article of manufacture, a garment comprising a pair of leg sectionsbeing stitched together upon one side near the top thereof, the adjacentedges of each leg section being folded back upon the leg section, areinforcing strip having its edges fitted lbetween said folded portionsand the leg WILLIAM N. WALL, EDGAR P. KLING.

